Nalla
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 7 babies a year in the US.
Nalla by the numbers
Nalla was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 12 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Nalla
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nalla. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nalasuccessful, graceful66 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nahladrink of water, first drink175 in the US (2017)
- Nailasuccessful or achiever56 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nellabeautiful; a form of Nell or Nella45 in England and Wales (2025)
- Najlawide-eyed, having large beautiful eyes4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nayla44 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Nalla
Names that are said the same way as Nalla, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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